Chicken ( Gallus gallus domesticus L.) Cuts Yield Specifics of Cobb 500 Slow and Hubbard Flex Hybrids

Abstract

Chicken (Gallusgallusdomesticus L.) cuts yield of wing (drummette / middle joint / tip), breast (fillet / tenderloin) and leg (drumstick / thigh / feet) of two specific hybrids (Cobb 500 Slow - CB-Slow and Hubbard Flex - HB-Flex) were evaluated. A total of 150 birds of each hybrid (grown in separate sheds under same management) were utilized for the study. The trials were carried out under randomly design with 24 replicated for each lineage. From the data obtained it was observed that the cuts yield of CB-Slow birds was higher for breast when compared to HB-Flex. On the other hand, the HB-Flex birds had higher cut yields for leg (drumstick - meat & bone) and wing(drummette / middle joint / tip). Yields for tenderloin, breastbone and upperdrumstick (meat) both hybrids did not show significant differences. The knowledge of specific chicken hybrid cuts differences, enables more accurate choices that best fits the consumer’s market needs.